Climate change impacts in Bangladesh
With the Himalayas to the north and the Bay of Bengal to the south, Bangladesh sits on one of the world’s largest and most densely populated deltas, where the Jamuna, Padma and Meghna rivers converge.
Bangladesh
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Disasters cost $92 bn in 2015: Swiss Re
Natural and man-made disasters cost $92 billion (81.24 billion euros) in 2015, compared with $113 billion in 2014, the Swiss reinsurer Swiss Re said in report Wednesday. Global insured losses were $37
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Chinese consortium signs deal to construct Bangladesh's $1.56b power plant
DHAKA - Bangladesh on Tuesday signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with a consortium of two Chinese firms for the installation of some $1.56 billion coal-fired power plant
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Food insecurity falls by over two-thirds in three years: report
Within a span of three years, household food insecurity has fallen by over two-thirds in Bangladesh, according to a report revealed here today. The report titled "State of Food Security and Nutrition in
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Asia most at risk for disasters, but Africa likely to suffer more, report says
LONDON – Asia has the largest number of people exposed to natural disasters, but African countries are the most vulnerable to them, largely because of political instability, corruption, poverty and inequality,
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Steps sought to protect biodiversity of Sundarbans
The National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads and Railways (NCPSRR) on Sunday urged the concerned authorities to take necessary steps to stop plying of vessels through the Shela River in Sundarbans
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March in Bangladesh against Sundarbans plant
Hundreds of Bangladeshis began a four-day march on Thursday from the capital to the Sundarbans in a last-ditch protest against plans to build a coal-fired power plant near the World Heritage-listed forest.
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Asia-Pacific remains "most disaster-prone region" in world in 2015, UN reports
The Asia-Pacific region "continues to be the most disaster prone part of the world in 2015" and needs a risk-sensitive development approach, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said here Thursday. More than
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Long march in Bangladesh against Sundarbans power plant
Hundreds of Bangladeshis began a four-day march Thursday from the capital to the Sundarbans in a last-ditch protest against plans to build a coal-fired power plant near the World Heritage-listed forest.
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Impact of climate change and aquatic salinization on fish habitats and poor communities in southwest coastal Bangladesh and Bangladesh Sundarbans
Fisheries constitute an important source of livelihoods for tens of thousands of poor people in the southwest coastal region of Bangladesh living near the UNESCO Heritage Sundarbans mangrove forest, and
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Genetically modified potato likely to be released this year
The government plans to release genetically modified (GM) potato, reportedly capable of resisting late blight disease, during the upcoming season. “We are planning to apply for the approval for releasing